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gious array of deep red buds that open to pale yellow-pink blooms that
transcends to pale green-yellow in the throat accented with red freckling
within. Outside each flower is painted the hues of dusty pink to
strong pink midribs. This rounded well-branching plant holds leaves for
2 years. (Barlup 1996) 12”- 15”
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Isadora (R. yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x Cynthia)
Sun Low 3’ Mid-May Rosy-Pink 0°F.
Large globular blooms of rosy-pink have pale pink spokes that radiate
from the throat to the margins, creating a star effect, and red freckling on
the upper lobe additionally ornament this free-flowering plant. Wellfurnished
deep olive green leaves handsomely screen this nicely proportioned,
rounded silhouette. (Heinje 1984) 15”- 18”
Isola Bella (R. dauricum ‘Arctic Pearl selfed) x (R. fletcheranum
‘Yellow Bunting’)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Late March Pink/White 0°F.
A pink cloud of small rounded blooms transition to a blush white with
restrained pale yellow-green freckling on the upper doral lobes. A parade
of dark green leaves are produced with great passion to framework a
well-branching, upright superstructure. (Bruecknew, Weafle) 10”- 12”
Ivanhoe (Chanticleer x R. griersonianum)
Some Shade Tall 6’ Early May Red +5°F.
This upright moderately branching plant grows somewhat open with an
informal growth habit. Pruning from time to time will curtail its meandering
ways. Handsome ball-shaped red blooms are classically poised
above this statuesque plant for additional ornamentation. (Rothschild
1941) 15”- 18”
∗Jalipeno [(Fabia x R. haematodes) x Earl of Athlone) x Jean Marie de
Montague]
Sun or Part Shade Low 4’ Early May Red +5°F.
This handsome plant warms a spot in your garden, as it generously produces
rounded red blooms displayed in clusters up to 18 with brown
freckling and nectaries within. Dense, medium-sized leaves nicely shelter
this compact and restrained plant that grows wider than tall. This
plant buds very young and consistantly thereafter. (Goheen 1976) 8”-
10”, 10”- 12”
Janet Blair (Unknown Dexter hybrid ?) (Diploid)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Mid-May Pink -5°F.
Lustrous deep green leaves beautifully silhouette this sturdy wellbranching
superstructure, which gracefully bears pale pink frilly-edged
blooms with a green flare on the upper lobes. (Leach 1962) 10”- 12”
Jean Marie de Montague (R. griffithianum x) (Diploid)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4' Early May Red 0°F.
This plant is one of the most successful and popular varieties grown in
the Northwest or perhaps the World. A beautifully rounded, compact
plant with large dark green leaves, flaunt bright prolific ball-shaped red
blooms that delights the home gardener every year. It propagates easily
and buds young. With age, additional shaping may be necessary. (C. B.
van Nes & Sons) 6”- 8” thru 24”- 30”
Jeanne Church (R. macabeanum x Unique)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Early April Yellow-Pink -5°F.
Another unique import from New Zealand, featuring prominent pink
buds that open to globe-shaped, long-lasting, veiled pink flowers that
wane with age to a cream-yellow, underscored with a showy red eye in
the throat. A vigorous plant with stiff, strong branching and textured dark
jade green leaves, deeply veined, displays a variety of leaf sizes from 4”
to 7” long. (N.Z. Rhodo. Society 1982) 12”- 15”
Jennica ([Anna x unnamed Lem’s fortunei hybrid] x R. yakushimanum
‘Siouxon’)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-April Pale Lavender 0°F.
Bright cercise-red buds open to accentuate dome-shaped trusses with 5
wavy-edges of pale lavender throughout, while eclipsed by a strong red
eye in the throat. This dense, mounding plant is amply clothed with semiglossy
dark olive green leaves above that interface with pale yellowish
beige juvenile foliage that moderates in time to suede-like amber indumentum
beneath. (Barlup 1999) (Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
∗Jessie’s Song (Nancy Evans x Golden Anniversary)
Sun Low 3’ Early May Pink Yellow 0°F.
Strong rosy-pink buds unfurl to wavy-edged dusty pink margins that
moderate to a pale yellow-green throat highlighted with a deep red flare
within. The well-formed and well-proportioned plant holds dark green
leaves for 2 years. (Barlup 1996) 6”- 8”
Jim’s Blueberry Jam ((R. yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ x Burgundy)
x Blue Pacific
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Early May Magenta-Blue 0°F.
Semi-glossy, deep forest green leaves densely cover this upright
somewhat spreading plant. Bright magenta buds unfurl to show-off
ball-shaped blooms with beautiful deep violet, wavy-edged margins
that transcend to a magenta-blue throat and deep brown flare/freckling
on the upper lobes. Blooms are 5” high and 6” wide and colorwise,
certainly reminds you of “Blueberry Jam.” (Fujioka 2007)
(Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Jingle Bells (Lem’s Goal x Fabia)
Sun or Part Shade Low 3’ Mid-May Red/Yellow +5°F.
A compact and rounded, multi-branching plant decorated with a beautiful
canopy of Christmas greenery, additionally ornamented with a wonderful
glittering parade of red bells that wane with age to a creamy
opulence transformed by a little Christmas magic. (Lem, Elliot 1974)
(Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
John’s Soft Peach (Apricot Fantasy x Lemon Marmalade)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Late June Peach +5°F.
A wealth of bright peach-salmon buds unfurl to show-off a soft
peach colored throat, contrasted with bright ginger peach frillyedged
margins. The ball-shaped bloom (6”-7” high by 7”-8” wide) is
also animated with a large 1” calyx of bright ginger peach. The wellbranching,
upright superstructure is beautifully canopied with semiglossy
moderate olive green leaves that are held for 3 years. The
plant habit is somewhat more upright than spreading. (Smith, Irmie
2002) 10”- 12”
John T. Meagher (R. brachycarpum ssp. tigerstedtii x Mrs. T. H.
Lowinsky)
Some Shade Medium 5’ Mid-June White/Brown Eye -10°F.
White buds tipped with medium lavender edges open to present rounded
wavy-edged lavender margins that rapidly change to white eclipsed with
a very prominent brown flare, faintly infused with hues of sunny yellow.
Blooms measure 5” high by 7” wide with a minimal calyx and are hardy
to -10°F. while the plant is hardy to -20°F. Dense, glossy elliptically
shaped deep olive-green leaves are held for 2 years frameworking a
shrub that grows 5’ high by 8’ wide. (Hinton, Meagher, Weafle 2002)
(Fall 2012) 6”- 8”
Juan de Fuca (Blue Ensign x R. ponticum)
Sun or Part Shade Tall 6’ Late May Lilac-Blue -15°F.
A bounty of openly funnel-shaped lilac-blue ball-shaped blooms have a
deep red eye/freckling in the throat. The glossy dark forest green leaves
are retained for 3 years, silhouetting an upright, spreading and wellbranching
plant. (Larson 1977) 12”- 15”
Julia Caroline (Horizon Lakeside x Point Defiance) (Triploid)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 5’ Early May Blush Pink 0°F.
Well-branching, sturdy stems embrace large 6”- 7” elliptically rounded,
semi-glossy emerald green leaves held for 2-3 years. Above this leafy
canopy emerges bright purple-red buds that open to large 6” ball-shaped
blooms of white enhanced with a red eye combined with a pale yellow
dorsal flare, all contrasted with an outside flower color of very blush
pink. (Brockenbrough, Nelson 2005) 12”- 15”
∗June Bee (R. keiskei prostrate selection x Mary Fleming)
Sun or Part Shade Dwarf 2’ Early April White -15°F.
A fine, broadly branched plant, densely frameworked with small elliptic
dark green leaves above with brown scales below. Beautifully poised
above this mantle of green is a multitude of small white funnel-shaped
blooms with a pale pink ribbon of color displayed on the outside of the
dorsal lobes. (Berg, Sinclair 1955) 6”- 8”, 12”- 15”
∗Junifeuer (June Fire) (Mary Waterer x Moser’s Maroon)
Sun or Part Shade Medium 4’ Early June Red -10°F.
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